Classic Radio for August 12, 2024 - Snakebite, Assembly Line, and a Private Funeral

2+ Hours of  Westerns and CrimeFirst a look at this day in History.Then Gunsmoke starring William Conrad, originally broadcast August 12, 1956, 68 years ago, Snakebite.  Gorman and Hicks arrive in Dodge and promptly kill Pony Thompson's dog. Gorman is then found knifed in the back. Followed by the news from 68 years ago, then Fort Laramie starring Raymond Burr, originally broadcast August 12, 1956, 68 years ago,  Assembly Line.  Indian Agent Lack is expecting an uprising...and for a very good reason.Then I Was a Communist for the FBI starring Dana Andrews, originally broadcast August 12, 1953, 71 years ago, A Very Private Funeral.  Cvetic is ordered to help a Communist computer expert sabotage a new electronic calculator. The expert, however, is diagnosed as having a fatal brain tumor...or is it?Followed by Nick Carter Master Detective starring Lon Clark, originally broadcast August 12, 1945, 79 years ago, The Case of the Sick Statue. A housemaid writes Nick for help for a plague in the house she’s working in, along with a $5 retainer.  Carter goes to the house, and finds the housemaid dead!Finally Claudia, originally broadcast August 12, 1948, 76 years ago. Claudia Cleans the Closet.. Thanks to Honeywell for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.streamIf you like what we do here, visit our friend Jay at http://radio.macinmind.com for great old time radio shows 24 hours a day.